Showing posts with label Predictions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Predictions. Show all posts

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Tuesday

Author: David Wiesner

Synopsis: This is a great wordless book with phenomenal illustrations that follow an armada of frogs that mysteriously start to float on lily pads.

Connections to Science:
I) This could be used to make distinctions between science and science fiction.

II) The students could make predictions about what is causing the lily pads or frogs to float. On the last page the frogs are no longer flying but we see pigs start to fly. Does their explanations still work for the pigs?

Dear Santa

Author: Rod Campbell

Synopsis: Open the flap to see the gifts inside the Christmas presents.

Connections to Science:
I) Flip books are a good way to get students to get used to making predictions in a low risk atmosphere.